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Here are some strategies you can use to create a strong business plan that will translate into funding.

Deciding how you intend to use your business plan is an important part of preparing to write it.

As the pace of business shifts quickens, forecasting can become even more vital.

Whether a company is expanding beyond 10 employees or 50, living through the transition can be a challenge. Proper planning can help.

Fall is the time to plan ahead so you can launch the New Year as a profitable one.

Don't simply go through the motions of customer development. You should have a deep understanding of the purpose behind it.

Do you like games with predictible odds or are you eager to make the most of the resources you have?

Do advance planning to avoid a crash course in the lesson you don't want to learn the hard way.

With summer in full swing and the start of the third quarter, it's time to take an honest look at your progress.

The most important tool for managing uncertainty is updated information, shared with everyone who needs to know.

Before you launch your company, create a document that will serve as its foundation.

New business owners often rely on prediction or creation logic -- and sometimes use both.

Why FitBit's "quantified self" approach works for businesses too

Being practical and thoughtful about all of the possibilities and worst-case scenarios prompts allows firm to progress.

Often entrepreneurs looking to scale a business end up making their ventures too complicated, resulting in a once successful company going down the drain. Here are a few insights on the importance of keeping it simple.

One in four organizations slammed by a natural disaster is unable to reopen its doors. Here's a look at how business owners can prepare and minimize potential losses.

What happens when you want to retire and stop running your business? Here are a few tidbits of advice on how to keep your company growing, even when you are no longer the boss.

Entrepreneurs often seem like they are so put together – their plan is on target, they are doing amazing and life couldn't be better. But many times that couldn't be further from the truth. And that is okay.

It's not a business plan, or even a killer idea. Can you guess what it is?

Writing a business plan isn't for everyone. Here are ten strategies you might be better off trying first.

If you think creating a business plan is not for you, think again. Here are ten ways your business plan can help you be a better entrepreneur.